South Carolina News
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Dawn Staley's $25M extension is richest salary in women's college hoops history, South Carolina saysCoach Dawn Staley received a contract extension on Friday that the University of South Carolina said will make her the highest paid college women's basketball coach of all-time at a total value of about $25 million. -
Students in South Carolina are more likely to access mental health services in schools than in any other setting. However, the state has struggled to decrease the ratio of counselors to students. -
Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers. -
A series of disturbances in the atmosphere is sending the polar vortex south (again) next week with a burst of even colder Arctic air than last week. -
Statehouse reporters Gavin Jackson, Russ McKinney and Maayan Schechter are back at the Capitol reporting what you need to know when lawmakers are in Columbia. They'll post news, important schedules, photos/videos and behind-the-scenes interviews with policymakers. -
Federal investigators found in a scathing report this week that a large jail in South Carolina vastly underreports the violence occurring behind its walls and lets dozens of inmates go unsupervised for so long that at least two killings of prisoners were reported to jail staff from outside callers.
Latest Episodes of the SC Business Review
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Provided/South Carolina Public RadioOn January 1st, new tax credit laws went into effect for the biofuel industry and our next guest says it will likely reduce the number of players in that field of which his company is one. -
Provided/South Carolina Public RadioIn case you missed it, our state’s newest automotive manufacturer recently showed the world the prototypes of the two new vehicles they will be building in Blythewood.
Latest episodes of Walter Edgar's Journal
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Barry Brecheisen/Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP/InvisionThis week we bring you a very special episode of the Journal – we will be remembering our friend and champion of Southern cuisine, Nathalie Dupree, who died on January 13, 2025, at the age of 85. -
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs/Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views, Photography Collection, The New York Public LibraryIn his new novel, Raptors in the Ricelands, Ron Daise unfolds a story in a twenty-first century fictional community near Georgetown, SC - a story which reveals family secrets and conflicts that challenge cultural beliefs. Conveyed in four acts and with chapter names that follow the production stages of Carolina Gold Rice, the novel spans the future, the present, and the past, and fosters a message of connection with African diasporic communities around the globe.Ron joins us to talk about how he created a story that manages to connect the reader with historical accounts of the Orangeburg Massacre; Black church life, particularly in Oconee County, SC as begun during slavery; the launch of White supremacy in Fort Mill, SC; the Reconstruction Era; and the Universal Negro Improvement Association - all within a compelling narative.
Latest Episodes of the SC Lede
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Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 18, 2025: the first week of the legislative session brought some surprises along the way, including the new bombshell forensic audit on the $1.8 billion accounting discrepancy on the states’ books; in the Senate, members kicked off debate on their new school voucher bill; the House took enlightening testimony on a utility reform bill; and more! -
Gavin Jackson/SCETVOn this episode of the South Carolina Lede for January 14, 2025: we continue to talk with top leaders about the priorities for the two year legislative session; we hear from Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey, whose Republicans make up a supermajority of the chamber; we also hear from House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford; Sen. Lindsey Graham staffs up for 2026; and more!
More Local and National News
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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the wildfires in Los Angeles, and the words of writers who were drawn to the city. -
We asked our readers to make a wish for 2025. If even one of these wishes comes true, the world will definitely be a better place! -
Food companies have two years to get red dye No. 3 out of their products. But other synthetic dyes have also raised concerns, because of behavioral issues in kids. Here's what parents need to consider. -
Pop culture critic Glen Weldon says he can't separate the art from the artist. But in light of the sexual abuse allegations against Gaiman, he will separate himself from the author's future work. -
The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the air actually is. -
According to the survey, 26% of students ages 13-17 are using the artificial intelligence bot to help them with their assignments. -
In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen. -
Seven of the nearly 100 hostages held in Gaza are U.S. citizens, several of whom are confirmed dead. -
Insurers are deploying private firefighters amid the Los Angeles wildfires. Are they an added bonus for all — or only for those who can afford them? -
The Democratic Party begins 2025 with several looming questions. Among them: who will lead its national party apparatus, and how it will handle President-elect Donald Trump's second term.
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